Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Where Do Sitcom Characters Come From?

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It’s a good question, especially if you’re in the business of writing and creating sitcom. A sitcom isn’t really a situation, but a place wh...
Thursday, 22 February 2018

When Is A Scene Not A Scene?

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Writing outlines for sitcoms is hard. One might think it’s hard because jokes are hard. If you’re a comedy writer, you probably don’t find ...
Friday, 12 January 2018

How Long Should My Sitcom Script Be?

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The question of script length comes up from time to time. And it's tricky to know how to respond for various reasons. Some measure sitc...
Monday, 11 December 2017

5 Ways To Get Your Characters Talking

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Developing characters is really difficult. It's easy enough in theory. You could start with contrasting personality types, drawn from a ...
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Friday, 10 November 2017

Death by Ratings

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A recent Twitter exchange prompted me to share a thought about the sitcom industry. It may well apply to shows other than sitcoms, but that...
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Monday, 23 October 2017

Don't Know Whether to Laugh or Scream

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Horror-Comedy cross-over, or 'Homedy', seems to be very popular at the moment. And it's obviously going to be popular in the nex...
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Monday, 16 October 2017

Why Would You Even Bother With Studio Sitcom?

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On a recent Sitcom Geeks podcast, Dave Cohen and I interviewed Pete Sinclair , who wrote Bad Move  (right) with Jack Dee for ITV having p...